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Agrimonetary Compensation
Mrs. Lawrence: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if the Government will draw down the latest available amount of EU agrimonetary compensation for UK arable farmers. [12084]
Alistair Burt: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will claim the next available tranche of agrimonetary compensation by 31 October; and if she will make a statement. [11300]
Barbara Follett: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what plans her Department has to apply by the end of October for agrimonetary compensation from the European Union to aid arable farmers. [10007]
Mr. Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if it is the policy of her Department to claim the outstanding arable agrimonetary compensation from the European Commission; whether it is her policy to submit a formal request for such moneys before the end of October; and if she will make a statement. [9731]
Mr. Weir: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) if she will apply for agrimonetary compensation for arable farmers before 31 October; and if she will make a statement; [9842]
- (2) what representations she has made to the EU to access agrimonetary compensation for arable farmers; when she made them; and with what results. [9844]
Mrs. Ann Winterton: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps the Government have taken to claim the outstanding arable agrimonetary compensation packages for which farmers are eligible before the closing date. [9798]
Mr. Sayeed: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what considerations the Government have given to claiming the money
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available to UK cereal farmers from the EU agrimonetary compensation scheme by 31 October; and if she will make a statement. [7705]
Mr. Morley: I refer the hon. Members to the answer given to my hon. Friend the Member for Ealing, North (Mr. Pound) on 31 October 2001, Official Report, column 738W.
Combined Heat and Power
Mrs. Helen Clark: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much CHP capacity has been put out of service since the new electricity trading arrangements commenced. [5768]
Mr. Meacher: I refer my hon. Friend to the answer given to my hon. Friend the Member for Lewisham, Deptford (Joan Ruddock) on 17 October 2001, Official Report, column 1250W.
Pesticides Safety Directorate
Brian White: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what has been the outcome of the Quinquennial and Better Quality Services Reviews of the Pesticides Safety Directorate. [12796]
Margaret Beckett: After having undertaken both a consultation exercise and detailed reviews of the functions, form and performance of the Pesticides Safety Directorate over the past five years, I have concluded that they should remain an executive agency for another term. The reviews established that the retention of agency status would be the most appropriate means of delivering high quality and cost effective services over the next five years.
The Better Quality Services stage of the reviews has specifically identified measures to ensure continuous improvement in PSD's quality of service and cost effectiveness.
New Forest
Mr. Swayne: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what proposals she has to introduce legislation requiring the proposed New Forest National Park Authority to use its powers in respect of the commonable lands of the New Forest in consultation with the Verderers of the New Forest; and if she will make a statement. [11562]
Alun Michael: It is too early to make any statement about Government proposals to introduce legislation for a proposed New Forest National Park Authority. We are awaiting the Countryside Agency's recommendation on the designation of a New Forest National Park and expect this early in 2002. Should the Agency submit a designation order to my right hon. Friend (the Secretary of State) for confirmation, it will be accompanied by their advice on administrative arrangements.
The Agency has recently completed a three-month public consultation period on the administrative arrangements for a proposed New Forest National Park, including the need for special guidance for a National Park Authority, the membership of the Authority and its relationship with the Verderers. They are currently considering the responses received.
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Urban Bus Challenge
Ian Stewart: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs when she will announce the results of the Urban Bus Challenge Competition. [12794]
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Ms Keeble: I have been asked to reply.
We have today announced the 32 projects that have been successful in this year's competition, totalling £15.3 million. The projects are as listed.
| Authority | Title of bid approved | Total cost (£) |
|---|---|---|
| Blackpool | Lifestyle line. Bus service for residents of two deprived wards to areas of employment and the hospital | 809,225 |
| Bristol | Lawrence Weston Transport Group. Bus service for residents of deprived ward to shops, clinics and other local facilities | 63,000 |
| Essex | Harlow Community Transport dial a ride scheme. Reduce social exclusion in deprived area | 146,000 |
| Greater Manchester | Wythenshawe demand response service. Improved access to health and employment facilities | 682,000 |
| Call centre for demand responsive bus services. Co-ordination of demand response services | 70,000 | |
| Oldham. Bus service access between residential area and employment area | 345,500 | |
| Halton | Daresbury Park. Provide bus service to areas of employment | 122,850 |
| Accessible Transport. Provide mini bus to employment and training opportunities for disabled people | 70,675 | |
| Hampshire | Leigh Park Links. Demand response service providing access to areas of employment, leisure and healthcare opportunities, particularly for unemployed young people | 460,700 |
| Hartlepool | Improved transport and infrastructure services. Extended bus service to industrial estate and provision of evening and Sunday service | 185,650 |
| Lancashire | Skelmersdale demand responsive transit project. Provide access links to areas of employment | 619,062 |
| Leicester | Community service for Braunstone. Local estate access to employment an shopping facilities | 1,130,000 |
| Merseyside | Atlantic Gateway demand response service. Provide deprived wards access to areas of employment | 624,000 |
| Huyton/Prescot demand response service. Provide access to areas of employment | 480,000 | |
| Kirby/Gillmoss demand response service. Provide access to areas of employment | 624,000 | |
| Norfolk | Lowestoft corridor bus. Provide improved bus and evening taxi-bus service to areas of employment | 926,562 |
| Northumberland | Connecting Blyth. Improved linkage of service to provide more direct links to employment opportunities | 1,074,000 |
| Nottinghamshire | Mansfield. Provide deprived wards access to employment opportunities | 373,495 |
| Plymouth | East/West corridor link. Provide connecting services to deprived residential areas at times required by shift patterns | 190,000 |
| South Yorkshire | Parson Cross. Community bus service to stimulate community activity and new interchange facility | 335,000 |
| Stoke on Trent | Health. Provide demand response service connecting three wards within Stoke to new healthcentre | 733,500 |
| Telford and Wrekin | Integrated Taxi Network. Link residential area with centres of employment and bus interchange sites through provision of shuttle bus to three industrial estates | 615,013 |
| Thurrock | Demand response service. Provide service from deprived urban community to integrate with existing community local bus service | 263,307 |
| Transport for London | Hammersmith. Provide improved access for staff, patients and visitors to Hammersmith, Queens Charlotte and Charing Cross Hospitals | 425,000 |
| Tyne and Wear | West Newcastle. Provide better access to employment opportunities to deprived areas of West Newcastle | 431,214 |
| Warwickshire | Camp Hill. Address current shortfall in transport provision to employment opportunities | 561,088 |
| West Midlands | Birchfield. Provision of community bus to provide regular day, evening and Sunday service | 296,236 |
| Community transport. Provide prison visitors easier access to prisons in West Midlands | 321,750 | |
| Dudley. Provision of school mini bus service for children and particularly disabled children who use taxis | 232,104 | |
| West Yorkshire | East Leeds. Provide deprived wards access to employment opportunities | 633,000 |
| Leeds Buddying scheme. Provide personal assistance, support and training to elderly and disabled people to enable them to use public transport | 240,000 | |
| Worcestershire | Provide a new high frequency cross-city bus service and demand responsive orbital minibus to assist four deprived wards | 1,224,000 |
| Total | 15,307,931 |